Barber Shop Chronicles

For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops. They sometimes sit for haircuts, sometimes sit to listen, mostly they stand to talk. These barber shops are confession boxes, political platforms, preacher pulpits and football pitches - places to go for unofficial advice, from where to keep in touch with the world. Inspired in part by the story of a Leeds barber, this play invites the audience into a unique environment where the banter may be barbed, but the truth always telling.